by Jason Joyner | Aug 3, 2007 | Blog, CFBA, fiction
This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
RETURN TO ME byRobin Lee Hatcher
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Robin is the author of over fifty novels, including Catching Katie, named one of the Best Books of 2004 by Library Journal.
Winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction, two RITA Awards for Best Inspirational Romance, and the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Robin, who is also one of our CFBA members, lives in Boise, Idaho.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Discouraged and destitute, her dreams shattered, Roxy Burke is going home. But what lies beyond the front door?
Rejection…or a bright future?
A lot has changed since Roxy Burke escaped small town life to become a Nashville star. Her former boyfriend Wyatt has found Christ and plans to become a minister. Her sister Elena, who comforted Wyatt when Roxy ran away, is now his fiancee. Her father Jonathan, a successful businessman, is heartbroken over the estrangement of Roxy from the family.
Now Roxy…her inheritance from her grandmother squandered, her hopes of stardom dashed…finds her way home…not by choice but because it’s her only option. Her father’s love and forgiveness surprise her, but her very presence throws the contented Burke family into turmoil, filling Roxy with guilt and shame.
Elena is shocked to discover doubt and resentment in her heart after her father’s easy acceptance of Roxy into the family circle. Wyatt wrestles with doubts about marrying Elena. And Roxy struggles to accept forgiveness. Isn’t she more deserving of rejection? As the story of the prodigal plays out, each member of the Burke family must search for and accept God’s grace.
by Jason Joyner | Aug 3, 2007 | Blog, CFBA, fiction
This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
RETURN TO ME byRobin Lee Hatcher
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Robin is the author of over fifty novels, including Catching Katie, named one of the Best Books of 2004 by Library Journal.
Winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction, two RITA Awards for Best Inspirational Romance, and the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Robin, who is also one of our CFBA members, lives in Boise, Idaho.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Discouraged and destitute, her dreams shattered, Roxy Burke is going home. But what lies beyond the front door?
Rejection…or a bright future?
A lot has changed since Roxy Burke escaped small town life to become a Nashville star. Her former boyfriend Wyatt has found Christ and plans to become a minister. Her sister Elena, who comforted Wyatt when Roxy ran away, is now his fiancee. Her father Jonathan, a successful businessman, is heartbroken over the estrangement of Roxy from the family.
Now Roxy…her inheritance from her grandmother squandered, her hopes of stardom dashed…finds her way home…not by choice but because it’s her only option. Her father’s love and forgiveness surprise her, but her very presence throws the contented Burke family into turmoil, filling Roxy with guilt and shame.
Elena is shocked to discover doubt and resentment in her heart after her father’s easy acceptance of Roxy into the family circle. Wyatt wrestles with doubts about marrying Elena. And Roxy struggles to accept forgiveness. Isn’t she more deserving of rejection? As the story of the prodigal plays out, each member of the Burke family must search for and accept God’s grace.
by Jason Joyner | Aug 2, 2007 | Blog, conspiracy, fiction
Shhh.
Don’t tell ANYONE.
I am now a Shadow Operative. It is highly secretive. I wasn’t planning on becoming a clandestine agent, but as I was researching on the web, I came upon this conspiracy. Shocked, I followed the truth, and became convinced of this righteous cause.
If you would like to know more, follow the clues I have left for you in this coded message. If you are found worthy, you too could join the Shadows…
But don’t tell anyone!
by Jason Joyner | Aug 2, 2007 | Blog, conspiracy, fiction
Shhh.
Don’t tell ANYONE.
I am now a Shadow Operative. It is highly secretive. I wasn’t planning on becoming a clandestine agent, but as I was researching on the web, I came upon this conspiracy. Shocked, I followed the truth, and became convinced of this righteous cause.
If you would like to know more, follow the clues I have left for you in this coded message. If you are found worthy, you too could join the Shadows…
But don’t tell anyone!
by Jason Joyner | Aug 2, 2007 | Blog, missions, prayer
We simply must pray for the Korean Christians held hostage by the Taliban. As missionaries participating in humanitarian efforts, they are trying to bring some healing to such a war-torn land. I pray that no other martyrs are made out of this selfless group.
Like others, I wonder where the international outrage is over this event. (hat tip to The Point)
by Jason Joyner | Aug 2, 2007 | Blog, missions, prayer
We simply must pray for the Korean Christians held hostage by the Taliban. As missionaries participating in humanitarian efforts, they are trying to bring some healing to such a war-torn land. I pray that no other martyrs are made out of this selfless group.
Like others, I wonder where the international outrage is over this event. (hat tip to The Point)
by Jason Joyner | Aug 1, 2007 | Blog, contests
Big flat screen TV contest. Post a comment and thank Best Buy and blog about it.
I think I can do that.
Hat tip to Chris.
by Jason Joyner | Aug 1, 2007 | Blog, contests
Big flat screen TV contest. Post a comment and thank Best Buy and blog about it.
I think I can do that.
Hat tip to Chris.
by Jason Joyner | Aug 1, 2007 | Blog, books, fiction, non-fiction, reading
My wife homeschools our two older boys. Of course this means mailing lists! How these people find out about you, I don’t know, but in no time we were receiving catalogs and whatnot related to homeschooling and curriculum.
I just got one catalog from Memoria Press called The Classical Teacher. It pushes classical education like Latin and rhetoric. What was interesting was a little article inside by Martin Cothran called “Is Fiction False?”
He discusses the idea that we can’t take all of our information in by just rational/logical means. He argues that fiction not only can speak to the head, but to the heart. A story can put a truth in a context and see how it works out.
A good quote from the article:
I have a friend who regularly asks me to recommend books for him to read. And among the books I recommend are a good dose of fiction, mostly novels. His response is always the same: a grimace, followed by the declaration, “Is that fiction? I just don’t read much fiction.” My rebuttal has become equally predictable: “Yes, I understand,” I say. “In fact, I’m thinking of only breathing out of one lung from now on.” Or: “I’m wondering why I need two eyes: I’m thinking of just putting one out.” He gets the message: you only limit your understanding if you limit yourself to expository or argumentative writing.
Good thoughts. We can know information, but we don’t necessarily know something. “”…By merely assenting to a proposition about something, we have understood it.” When fiction places a concept into a situation and sees how it works outside in an experiential realm, we can be more fully impacted by the concept.
So go read some good fiction before the summer days slip away.
Currently reading: (3 non-fiction and 3 fiction)
Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture
Intercessory Prayer
It Takes a Church to Raise a Christian
The Legend of the Firefish
Return of the Guardian King
Shivering World
by Jason Joyner | Aug 1, 2007 | Blog, books, fiction, non-fiction, reading
My wife homeschools our two older boys. Of course this means mailing lists! How these people find out about you, I don’t know, but in no time we were receiving catalogs and whatnot related to homeschooling and curriculum.
I just got one catalog from Memoria Press called The Classical Teacher. It pushes classical education like Latin and rhetoric. What was interesting was a little article inside by Martin Cothran called “Is Fiction False?”
He discusses the idea that we can’t take all of our information in by just rational/logical means. He argues that fiction not only can speak to the head, but to the heart. A story can put a truth in a context and see how it works out.
A good quote from the article:
I have a friend who regularly asks me to recommend books for him to read. And among the books I recommend are a good dose of fiction, mostly novels. His response is always the same: a grimace, followed by the declaration, “Is that fiction? I just don’t read much fiction.” My rebuttal has become equally predictable: “Yes, I understand,” I say. “In fact, I’m thinking of only breathing out of one lung from now on.” Or: “I’m wondering why I need two eyes: I’m thinking of just putting one out.” He gets the message: you only limit your understanding if you limit yourself to expository or argumentative writing.
Good thoughts. We can know information, but we don’t necessarily know something. “”…By merely assenting to a proposition about something, we have understood it.” When fiction places a concept into a situation and sees how it works outside in an experiential realm, we can be more fully impacted by the concept.
So go read some good fiction before the summer days slip away.
Currently reading: (3 non-fiction and 3 fiction)
Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture
Intercessory Prayer
It Takes a Church to Raise a Christian
The Legend of the Firefish
Return of the Guardian King
Shivering World
